The Dangerous Kind

Book excerpt: Too long have followers of Jesus settled for religious compliance and inoffensive comportment. Too long have rank and file Christians delegated the dangerous life of following Jesus to the professionals, believing them best suited for the radical engagement with the world that Jesus models. Too long have we believed that the highest goal of Christianity is conforming people to good behavior, getting folks to follow the rules, making people nice. Now is the time to raise our danger quotient. "The Dangerous Kind" is a call to arms, a broadside on the tavern door decrying the state that Christians find ourselves in and demanding a change, in both attitude and behavior. We are not living fully in what God has for us, and this is more than just a shame. Embracing all that God intends is vital because the status quo leads to nothing less than losing the war. This is a 95-Theses on the chapel door moment! "The Dangerous Kind" lays out a plan for change. It opens with a battle cry and then unfolds a battle plan. It is a revolutionary statement, calling out everyone who belongs to God and demanding action. It is an encouraging explanation of what this action should look like, and how the battle can be fought and won.